Economics Behind Colorado’s Cannabis Legalization

Andrew Livingston

Director of Economics and Research, Vicente Sederberg, LLC

Andrew Livingston serves as Director of Economics and Research for Vicente Sederberg LLC, the nation’s foremost cannabis business law firm. He first worked alongside the Vicente Sederberg team in 2012 during Colorado’s Amendment 64 campaign, which legalized marijuana for adults. Before starting a career in cannabis industry economic and policy analysis, he focused his studies on the economics of illegal markets and the harms they create for societies around the world. Andrew is often asked to speak at business and legal seminars around the country and internationally on the intersection of market dynamics and cannabis policy. At Vicente Sederberg, Andrew provides analysis on legal and regulatory matters as well as economic market projections for adult-use and medical marijuana laws in Colorado and around the world.

On this episode of The Real Dirt, Chip hangs out with Andrew Livingston, a policy analyst for Vicente Sederburg, LLC in Denver, Colorado. Andrew worked on the historic Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol campaign, which legalized cannabis for adults in Colorado. Andrew provides analysis on legal and regulatory matters as well as economic market projections for adult-use and medical marijuana laws in Colorado and around the world. Fire it up and get nerdy with Andrew and Chip as they project, analyze, and discuss all things legal weed.